PERSONAL PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY CONTACT NOTIFICATION BASED ON REGISTERED EVENTS

• US 20120282887A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chen Shiang Khoo, Wai Lin Winnie Wong
• Original Assignee: Chen Shiang Khoo, Wai Lin Winnie Wong
• Inventors: Khoo, Chen Shiang, Wong, Wai Lin Winnie
• Application Number:
  US13/509,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20120282887A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

The concept rides on the believed of ‘better be safe than sorry’ where the subscriber will register an event with anticipated end-time which the individual deems is vulnerable to cause her any potential harm. The event is then stored in a database with sufficient information for any emergency tracking and notification. At the end of the anticipated end time, a message will be sent from the server to the subscriber'"'"'s wireless device requesting for safety confirmation, failing which the system will automatically send an alert notification message to a group of predefined emergency contacts through various channels and medias. The emergency message will also be posted to the subscriber'"'"'s own social network services for mass notification. In addition, the subscriber has the option to trigger the location based tracking of his whole journey during the active event time if the individual wireless device is subscribed with the location base tracking system, such as global positioning system (GPS) service.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A system to automatically deliver at least one emergency message through at least one channel of communication to a group of people, the system includes:

a) at least one communication device used by at least one user;

b) at least one server; and

c) a wireless tracking service;

wherein the wireless tracking service is used to locate the least one user by tracking the at least one communication device;

wherein the at least one communication device is used by the at least one user for registering the at least one channel of communication;

wherein the at least one communication device is used for registering at least one emergency event and assigning a period of time to end the at least one emergency event;

wherein the at least one server stores information of the at least one channel of communication;

wherein the at least one server stores the at least one emergency event and the assigned period of time to end the at least one emergency event;

wherein the at least one server requests for confirmation of safety from the at least one user upon expiry of the assigned period of time;

wherein the at least one server delivers the at least one emergency message to the at least one channel of communication if the at least one user does not send confirmation of safety.

21. The system as claimed in claim 20 wherein the at least one communication device is subscribed to a preferred telephone network provider.

22. The system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the wireless tracking service sends the at least one user'"'"'s location and coordinates to the at least one channel of communication.

23. The system as claimed in claim 22 wherein the wireless tracking service continues tracking the at least one communication device until the confirmation of safety is received.

24. The system as claimed in claim 23 wherein the wireless tracking service includes an access mechanism to allow tracking of the at least one communication device after confirmation of safety is received.

25. The system as claimed in claim 20 wherein the at least one communication channel is notified of nomination as emergency contact through the at least one server during registration.

26. The system as claimed in claim 20 wherein the at least one communication channel includes mobile device.

27. The system as claimed in claim 20 wherein the at least one communication channel includes social network.

28. A method to automatically deliver at least one emergency message to at least one channel of communication, the method includes the steps of:

a) registering at least one user;

b) initiating at least one emergency event;

c) assigning a period of time to end the at least one emergency event;

d) requesting a confirmation of safety automatically by the at least one server upon expiry of the assigned period of time; and

e) delivering the at least one emergency message to the at least one channel of communication if no confirmation of safety is received from the at least one user.

29. The method as claimed in claim 28 wherein the at least one emergency event is initiated by the at least one user by including the at least one emergency event'"'"'s details including destination and/or mode of transportation.

30. The method as claimed in claim 28 further includes the steps of:

a) tracking location of the at least one user using a wireless tracking service; and

b) sending the location and coordinates of the at least one user to the at least one channel of communication.

31. The method as claimed in claim 30 wherein the location of the at least one user is tracked by tracking the at least one communication device wherein the at least one communication device is subscribed to a preferred telephone network provider.

32. The method as claimed in claim 30 wherein the tracking is continued until the at least one user sends the confirmation of safety.

33. The method as claimed in claim 30 wherein tracking of the at least one user after confirmation of safety is received is allowed by an access mechanism.

34. The method as claimed in claim 28 wherein the registration of the at least one user includes the steps of:

a) inputting personal details of the at least one user;

b) inputting details of the at least one channel of communication to deliver the at least one emergency message; and

c) sending a notification message to the at least one channel of communication to notify nomination by the at least one user.

35. A method to automatically deliver at least one emergency message to at least one channel of communication, the method includes the steps of:

a) registering at least one user;

b) initiating at least one emergency event;

wherein the at least one emergency event is initiated by the at least one user; and

c) delivering the at least one emergency message to the at least one channel of communication.

36. The method as claimed in claim 35 further includes the steps of:

a) tracking location of the at least one user using a wireless tracking service; and

b) sending the location and coordinates of the at least one user to the at least one channel of communication.

37. The method as claimed in claim 36 wherein the location of the at least one user is tracked by tracking the at least one communication device wherein the at least one communication device is subscribed to a preferred telephone network provider.

38. The method as claimed in claim 35 wherein the registration of the at least one user includes the steps of:

a) inputting personal details of the at least one user;

b) inputting details of the at least one channel of communication to deliver the at least one emergency message; and

c) sending a notification message to the at least one channel of communication to notify nomination by the at least one user.